Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 213 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Kabir has ₹700. First Kabir pays for needs: a lunch box (₹190) and socks (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) medicine when ill (c) a bigger TV (d) extra comic books
3. 3.Isha has ₹1000. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹280) and a water bottle (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
4. 4.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) notebooks for school (d) a bigger TV
5. 5.Dev has ₹700. First Dev pays for needs: socks (₹170) and a lunch box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
6. 6.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) toothpaste (c) milk (d) soap
7. 7.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) drinking water (c) extra comic books (d) designer sunglasses
8. 8.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a third cricket bat (d) notebooks for school
9. 9.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) bus fare to school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a warm blanket (d) rice and dal
10. 10.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) school shoes (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
11. 11.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) rice and dal (d) a video game
12. 12.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a warm blanket (b) a video game (c) school shoes (d) milk
13. 13.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: school shoes (₹210) and notebooks (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
14. 14.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a third cricket bat (d) a sticker album
15. 15.For Zoya, is “designer sunglasses” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
16. 16.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) a remote-control car (c) medicine when ill (d) a bigger TV
17. 17.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) notebooks for school (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) extra comic books
18. 18.Aditya has ₹750. First Aditya pays for needs: socks (₹230) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
19. 19.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a toy robot (c) a video game (d) designer sunglasses
20. 20.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a bigger TV (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a video game
21. 21.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a bigger TV (c) milk (d) bus fare to school
22. 22.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
23. 23.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a sticker album (c) rice and dal (d) soap
24. 24.For Zoya, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
25. 25.For Kavya, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
26. 26.Rohan has ₹750. First Rohan pays for needs: notebooks (₹250) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) medicine when ill (b) a bigger TV (c) a sticker album (d) a fancy phone cover
28. 28.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) school shoes (c) a glitter pen set (d) a sticker album
29. 29.Saanvi has ₹550. First Saanvi pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a school uniform (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
30. 30.For Sneha, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
31. 31.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) a warm blanket (c) a bigger TV (d) vegetables
32. 32.For Karan, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
33. 33.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) school shoes
34. 34.For Sneha, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
35. 35.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) milk (c) a new party dress (d) designer sunglasses
36. 36.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) designer sunglasses (c) a raincoat (d) a third cricket bat
37. 37.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) toothpaste (c) a video game (d) a fancy phone cover
38. 38.Dev has ₹650. First Dev pays for needs: a school uniform (₹210) and a raincoat (₹170). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a school uniform (c) extra comic books (d) rice and dal

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